McConnell: GOP Will Likely Take Debt Ceiling Hostage For Spending Cuts — Again

McConnell: GOP Will Likely Take Debt Ceiling Hostage For Spending Cuts — Again: Republicans and Democrats agreed to increase the debt ceiling for three months at the end of January, but with another deadline approaching in May, the top Senate Republican is hinting that the GOP will again demand spending cuts in exchange for any increase. That is par for the course for Republicans, who have repeatedly threatened [...]/p